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From ‘Just Getting By’ to a Dream of Practicing Law
August 7, 2018 • Read about Rashaun, who went from taking risks and behaving badly in class to flourishing academically at Mercy Home for...
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Mercy Home’s Father Figures
June 15, 2018 • Around 94 percent of our kids come from single-parent households where, more often than not, fathers are not in the...
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Dzuękuję bardzo Means ‘Thank You Very Much’
June 7, 2018 • Our annual fundraiser for education, Graduates' Luncheon, shared several moving and inspirational testimonials from our young people.
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Pongo and Tom: A Dynamic Duo of Therapeutic Care
April 11, 2018 • Facility dog Pongo's familiar presence is opening up new lines of communication and forming meaningful relationships to better help our...
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Kids Attend Black Panther Screening Thanks to Chicago Actors
February 28, 2018 • Thanks to two generous Chicago actors, Karimah Westbrook and Craig Robinson, Mercy Home's young men and women attended a special...
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Palate Passport Brings Tastes of the World to our Girls
February 9, 2018 • Mercy Home’s Walsh Campus started a new tradition called Palate Passport, which introduces our girls to international foods, traditions, and...
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Mercy Home Boys Continue Tradition of Service in New Year
February 6, 2018 • The young men in our Cooke Home began the year by continuing their tradition of serving others through two volunteer...
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Christmas Hope for Luisa
December 29, 2017 • Christmas at Luisa’s house was never a particularly joyful time. Her family just didn’t have enough money to afford things...
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Mercy Home Christmas Through the Years
December 4, 2017 • As Mercy Home celebrates the end of its 130th year, we look back at the many Christmas seasons our young...
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Blackhawks and Bob’s Discount Furniture Transform Girls Campus Space
November 16, 2017 • The Chicago Blackhawks and Bob’s Discount Furniture came to our Walsh Campus recently to transform a living room into an...